# Mangwon Italian wine bar with a 38,000-won season lunch: Noju - By Yubin (https://superchart.com/en/@gyeongbuk-table-stops/) - Written Sep 15, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written as part of an in-store sponsored visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@gyeongbuk-table-stops/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@gyeongbuk-table-stops/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/index.md) ## In short Noju is a second-floor Italian wine bar and fine dining restaurant in Mangwon, Mapo, Seoul, 145 meters from Mangwon Station Exit 2. A visitor from Daegu arrived on a Monday at 2pm and ordered two season lunch courses at 38,000 won each, working through focaccia, bottarga pasta, truffle gnocchi, pork tenderloin steak and walnut ice cream. With a wine list long enough to get its own menu, Noju is an easy choice for a first fine dining meal or a date course in Seoul. ## Good to know - **Address**: 56 Donggyo-ro 9-gil, 2nd floor, Mapo-gu, Seoul - **Hours**: Daily 11:30–23:00 (break 15:00–17:00, last order 21:30) - **Closed**: Mondays used to be closed, but Noju now opens on Mondays too - **Parking**: No parking lot - **Getting there**: 145 meters from Mangwon Station Exit 2 - **Menu (lunch)**: Noju Signature Lunch 55,000 won / Season Lunch Course 38,000 won - **Ordered**: Season Lunch Course 38,000 won × 2 - **Wine**: By the glass from 60ml to 370ml, bottles also available - **Seating**: About 6 tables; bar or hall table can be chosen when booking - **Reservations**: Naver Reservation, Catchtable - **Price reference**: ₩30,000 ≈ $22.5 · ₩38,000 ≈ $28 (2026-09-15) *as written by the visitor on Sep 15, 2026* ## What is Noju? Fine dining near Mangwon Station from 38,000 won Noju is an Italian fine dining restaurant on the 2nd floor at 56 Donggyo-ro 9-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, and at lunch you can get the season lunch course for 38,000 won. A country mouse from Daegu, up in Seoul for a visit, wanted to eat something good while I was here, so I looked up this amazingly good-value season lunch course!!!! I came up determined to crush Seoul this year — do we even have places like this in Daegu? This is a spot that nails both ₩30,000-range value AND great taste!! I genuinely wanted to beg them to open a branch in Daegu!!!! ![Signature photo of Noju, fine dining in Mangwon-dong](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-01-1hv7g-1200.webp) ### Noju address, hours and parking - 🏡 Address: 56 Donggyo-ro 9-gil, 2nd floor, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 🕐 Hours: Daily 11:30–23:00 / break time 15:00–17:00 / last order 21:30 - 🅿️ No parking lot! - 🚇 145 meters from Mangwon Station Exit 2 - 📍 It's super super super close to the subway! You can also book through Naver Reservation or Catchtable!💬 ![Exterior of the Noju building](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-02-t92we-900.webp) ![Noju's exterior near Mangwon Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-03-1rxu6-900.webp) ## How to walk to Noju from Mangwon Station ✔️ Here's Noju's exterior! Noju is super super close to Mangwon Station — once you spot the red sign for the Mangwon-dong makguksu (buckwheat noodle) place, you've basically arrived! ![Alley and sign leading to Noju](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-04-oaxa4-900.webp) ![Noju's standing sign and stairs up to the 2nd floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-05-yv0he-900.webp) 📍 Head up the stairs by the standing sign in the side alley! I think it used to be closed every Monday, but 🌟 now they're open on Mondays too! I actually visited on a Monday myself! ![Inside Noju's 2nd-floor hall](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-06-rrx56-900.webp) ## Bar table or hall table at Noju: which to book? At Noju you can choose between a bar table and a hall table when booking, and there are about 6 tables total. I picked the hall table! ![Hall table seating at Noju](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-07-1u6xl-900.webp) ✔️ Here's the bar table at Noju! Once I arrived I regretted not booking the bar table instead! It has a great atmosphere too, and 📍 since it's an open kitchen, you can watch the cooking happen right in front of you!!! ![Noju's open-kitchen bar table](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-08-fa8q0-900.webp) ![Table setting at Noju with engraved cutlery](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-09-v7w8n-900.webp) Maybe because I'd booked in advance, the table was already set when I arrived. But!!! Even the cutlery at Noju is different!! It's engraved?? Seriously — this is the moment I thought, Seoul really is different! Though maybe it's just because it's Noju? ㅎ🪽 💟 They pay attention to every little detail. And this is still a ₩30,000-range value fine dining spot!! *Of course, there are various price ranges available too!🫧 ## Noju's wine list, from glass pours to bottles ✔️ Noju has SO many kinds of wine! There's a wine menu that's a whole separate booklet because the selection is that big, and you can order by the glass from 60ml to 370ml, or order a full bottle. 💟 They even have a dedicated spot for bags!! You know how sometimes your bag gets in the way while eating? Since there's a designated bag area, everyone ends up leaving their bag there! 🍷 With that much wine, there are also tons of wine glasses!!! I don't actually drink wine, but I studied a bit about it in college — different wines call for different glass shapes. Noju has every type of wine glass ready to go! 🌟 Wine lovers are really going to love Noju!🌟 I visited around 2pm on a Monday and there were about 3 tables of guests, with one table enjoying daytime wine!! That alone tells you it's a real wine spot!! ![Wine and wine glasses displayed at Noju](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-10-1ey9i-900.webp) Oh! A wine box from the year I was born — I got excited and snapped a photo! ![Noju wine box with the vintage year printed on it](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-11-qj9ki-900.webp) ## Noju lunch menu and prices ✔️ Here's Noju's menu! For lunch, they showed us two options total. - Noju Signature Lunch ₩55,000 - Season Lunch Course ₩38,000 💟 The Noju Signature Lunch has two more courses than the Season Lunch Course!! 🤍 We ordered the Season Lunch Course ₩38,000 × 2. ![Noju lunch menu showing the season lunch course at ₩38,000](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-12-gyam7-900.webp) ✔️ Here's the wine menu! Wine can be ordered from 60ml to 370ml, and bottles are available too! ![Noju's wine menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-13-k1di2-900.webp) ## The 38,000-won season lunch course at Noju, course by course ### Focaccia with fig and butter 🪽 Noju's Focaccia, fig/butter. Fig butter? Genuinely delicious! 🧈 The bread was golden-brown, crisp outside, soft and moist inside! My expectations shot up right from the very first bite! ### Welcome to NOJU: beet and endive 🪽 Noju's Welcome to NOJU, beet/endive. The beet tart is meant to be eaten in one bite, and the endive was about the same size as the tart so I ate that in one bite too! 🪽 A close-up of the beet tart! Eating it, I was genuinely surprised. The flavor was almost unbelievable for a ₩30,000-range value fine dining spot! 💌 Really distinctive! The beet paired so well with the ricotta inside! ![Close-up of Noju's beet tart](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-14-14gzp-900.webp) 🪽 A close-up of the endive. The moment I ate the endive, I could feel it building my appetite for what was coming next! There's a real depth of flavor to it — savory and it paired beautifully with the cabbage-like leaves! ![Noju's endive amuse-bouche](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-15-cy6vr-900.webp) ![A plate of endive from Noju's course](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-16-174qa-900.webp) ### Bottarga pasta with fish roe and anchovy 🪽 Noju's Bottarga, fish roe/anchovy. A pollack roe pasta! The noodles were nice and plump — you could just tell at a glance they were house-made! ![Noju's bottarga (fish roe) pasta](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-17-1rfhu-900.webp) Mix it up well and that's it — genuinely so delicious I inhaled it in three seconds, and the chef looked kind of surprised haha. I probably should've savored it more but I just went for it — a pasta flavor unlike anything I'd normally have! This country mouse is once again dreaming about living in Seoul... ![An emptied plate of pasta at Noju](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-18-1l01f-900.webp) It was genuinely so good I nearly scraped through the plate! See how clean it is? ### Signature gnocchi with truffle and potato 🪽 Noju's Signature Gnocchi, truffle/potato. Next up, truffle gnocchi! That distinctive earthy truffle smell paired so well with the rich, creamy sauce! You know how important the sauce is for gnocchi, right? At Noju? Need I say more~~~~ It's just elegant, rich, and handles everything on its own!! Rather than saying ![Noju's signature truffle and potato gnocchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-19-3ehew-900.webp) ### Pork tenderloin with jalapeño and zucchini 🪽 Noju's Pork Tenderloin, jalapeño/zucchini. The final highlight! Pork tenderloin steak! 💟 This is the first time I've realized pork could be this tender~~ Not sure I should say this, but with pork you often end up with tough bits stuck between your teeth — with Noju's, there was absolutely none of that! ![Noju's pork tenderloin steak with zucchini](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-20-1hil9-900.webp) ![Noju's pork tenderloin served with jalapeño](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-21-1l9ib-900.webp) ☝🏻 The sauce and meat combo was excellent, and above all, the jalapeño's mild heat *you can adjust the spice level* really brought out the flavor. This jalapeño is genuinely magic. It doubles the savoriness of the meat!!! Please, please try it with the jalapeño! ![The finished main course plate at Noju](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-22-1ixtt-900.webp) ### Walnut ice cream to finish 🪽 To finish, Noju's Ice Cream, walnut. Even the final walnut ice cream tasted seriously high-end~~~ ![Noju's walnut ice cream dessert](https://img.superchart.com/images/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course-23-tk2vj-900.webp) This level of value in the ₩30,000 range? Total value fine dining~~~ I'd come back a hundred times!!!🤍🪽 I want to recommend this without hesitation as a Seoul date course > "Want to enjoy a special course on a date?" Noju!! "Want to try your first fine dining without feeling nervous about it?" Noju! "Want great value fine dining?" Noju! By the way, there's now an Autophoto in Mangwon-dong too🤍 ~~~~~ Autophoto, when are you coming down to Daegu! Today or tomorrow!!!! Enjoy Noju as your Mangwon-dong date course and hit Autophoto after~~~~♥ My friend who helped with photos every time is so cute, let's go together again. ## Where it is - Noju (노주) - 56 Donggyo-ro 9-gil, 2nd floor, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 동교로9길 56 2층 - 37.5562251, 126.9092149 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%85%B8%EC%A3%BC/@37.5562251,126.9092149,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@gyeongbuk-table-stops/noju-mangwon-season-lunch-course/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt